THE hosts ran in five tries for a bonus-point win but were made to work hard for what became a comfortable victory.

Fly-half Dan Joyce failed to recover from a knee injury but stand-off Lewis Brightmore proved his worth by kicking 16 points – five conversions and two penalties

Claverdon executed a fine backs move to create a gap in the host’s midfield to open the scoring with an unimproved try. The sides exchanged penalties before hooker Chris Goode scored the hosts’ first try from a powerful rolling maul.

Manor Park improved after the break and Aaron Willis got their second try after sustained pressure.

Winger Jim Aaron, in for Joyce, was next to cross and Willis added two more tries to secure the bonus point and a hat-trick, powerfully finishing one move in the corner and punching his way over the line from a turned-over close-range scrum.